Shanghai serves both as gatekeeper and magnet for digital talent in Delta

The Yangtze River Delta region has proved a magnet for domestic digital talent, with Shanghai playing a crucial role in the redistribution of such talent within the region, according to a recent report based on user data by LinkedIn, a US-based networking website.

The Digital Economy and Talent Development Report for China's Yangtze River Delta Region, which was released on Tuesday, showed that the region has been attracting and retaining a growing amount of digital talent, with an inflow versus outflow ratio of 1.35-to-1.

The report also identified Shanghai's pivotal role in where the talent goes, said Chen Yubo, head of Tsinghua University's Center for Internet Development and Governance in the School of Economics and Management.